File Visibility in 32bit vs. 64bit Win7

Here's the solution from WinZip Tech Support. I tried it and it does fix the problem.

On the 64bit PC use "sysnative" instead of "system32" as follows:

c:\windows\SYSNATIVE\tasks\*.* instead of c:\windows\system32\tasks\*.*

Explained in the following article:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384203.aspx

Thanks to all here who jumped in to help.

Peter

I'm not exactly sure what that's saying with regards to your zip issue, but you got a solution.

Glad you got it fixed, and thanks for letting me know.

Peace

It's not really a WinZip issue per se. It's about how a 32bit program (WinZip) behaves in a 64bit environment when trying to access certain folders. I read the MSDN article and I understand the basic concept.

Peter

So did I to a certain point. I just didn't get the point with Winzip, especially since Winzip is supposed to be 64-bit compatible since version 11.1 and you have 15.

WinZip 11.1 introduced:

• certification for Windows Vista designation
• new Vista toolbar and program icons
• new Vista explorer-style user interface
• support for 64-bit Windows Vista and Windows XP
• support for 32-bit Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000
• new MSI packages for customized installations

Granted is doesn't specifically say Windows 7 but....

The problem was actually caused by the command line I wrote not by WinZip itself. I told WinZip to look in a particular folder but given that this is 64bit Win7 I should have specified a different folder. I didn't know that but now I do.

Peter

Thanks for clarifying. Appreciate it.

Peace :)